(Toronto) Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah gave up six runs in just a third of an inning and the Toronto club lost 11-4 to the Houston Astros on Monday.
Posted at 10:32 p.m.
It is the worst performance in an already difficult season for the 2022 American League Cy-Young Trophy finalist.
Corey Julks struck a blow with a grand slam. Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker had run singles, as the Astros had seven hits against the right-handed gunner.
Manoah (1-7), who hasn’t won in two months, saw his average climb nearly a point to 6.36.
Alejandro Kirk put the Blue Jays (33-28) on the scoring in the second inning with a solo slap to Astros starter Brandon Bielak (3-2).
Daulton Varsho added a solo homer in the eighth. Bo Bichette, Varsho and Kevin Kiermaier each hit two hits for the Blue Jays.
Alvarez and Tucker slammed fourth-inning solo home runs for the Astros (36-24), which snapped the Blue Jays’ winning streak to four. Jake Meyers added a two-run homer in the fifth.
Bielak allowed three earned runs, 10 hits and a walk in six and two-thirds innings.
2023-06-06 02:33:32
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